The Key West Citizen Newspaper, August 14, 1940, Page 1

Associated Press Day Wire Service For 60 Years Devoted to the Best Interests of Key West VOLUME LXI. No. 194. Che Key West Citizen THE SOUTHERNMOST NE WSPAPER IN THE U.S. A. KEY WEST, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1940 Heavily With ==: U. OF F. SUMMER... | H : |NEW RECORDS SET: OVER j 450 STUDENTS ENROLLED | FOR NINE-WEEK INSTRUC- TION PERIOD (Special to The Citizen) DAXTONA BEACH, Aug. 14.— jtrial School wound up its third annual summer session here to- Aircraft Factories Set HEAVY FLOODS Afire In Milan; R.A.F. Gets Within 10 Miles Of Berlin (By Associated Press) LONDON, Aug. 14.—A lull ip: the aerial blitzkrieg came this morning when, for a full six-hour Period, no German planes were reported over any section of Eng- land. At noon today, however, wave after wave of pianes appeared from across.the channel, contain- ing a total of 200 Nazi bombers. Anti-aircraft batteries, according to British advice here, prevented any serious property damage, as they went into action back most of the planes. But the real news of the day in the Battle of England, were the stories that pointed out the error of calling the battle by that name. . The R. A. F., it appears, has gone on a rampage with numer- ous attacks in the last two days over Italy and Germany. Last night, the war office re- ported, a full flight of English bombers traversed all of France, crossed the Swi: Ips and drop- ped hundreds of bombs on many cities in Italy, including Turine, Augusta and Milan. In the latter city, returning pilots reported that many of the bombs, of incendiary make, caused huge fires in aircraft fac- tories and destruction to railroad lines and other military objec- tives. Piercing new territory in Ger- many, R. A. F. bombers came within ten miles of Berlin and conducted several destructive raids last night. The raids on Italy came as a complete surprise to the Italians, as no anti-aircraft batteries greeted the attacking units. . The British dropped pamphlets over Italy, too, it* Was announced, call- ing on Italians to cease fighting for Hitler.? 7+ British experts were of opinion that if the R.A.F. raids on Germany continue to be as successful as they have been, that Germany would almost certainly have to sue for peace. In the words of one expert—the situa- tion was summed up thusly: “If the Nazis were as successful in their bombing raids over Eng- land as we have been over Ger- many and German-controlled property, we would be in serious straights. Add to that picture the fact that we can call on all of the world for supplies, and that Germany is prevented by the blockade from getting much- needed material”. Alarms were sent out in North England this morning when vigilantes discovered what ap- peared to be from_eight to ten parachutes. Despite failure to find any .Germans, the authori- ties are of the opinion that para- chute landings were made. The parachutes were. of a new type. capable of carrying #00-pound loads through the air. British advices this morning turning the jday with new records to shoot jat next year. More than 450 persons inter- iested in vocational education \ ENGULF F OUR *'took part in summer school ac- | § E ST ‘ATES! during the nine-week pe- js Bie jFlod this year, with 24 states and iPuerto Rico represented. An ‘SAVANNAH AND SALUDA expanded curriculum was offer- ed, embracing 81 courses. Out- RIVERS RISING STEADILY: standing specialists, recruited AFTERMATH OF WEEKEND /fTom all parts of the jServed on the faculty. STORM : Commenting upon the Trade :and Industrial School's growth, (By Associated Press) |Robert D. Dolley, director, said JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 14.—|it indicates an awakening in the Heavy floods descended on four | South to the need for more voca- Southeastern states this morning ‘tional training as an adjunct to as an aftermath of the hurricane |developing industries in this sec- > a _ ‘tion. jem pie ee consis asta un |. The school was established by Heavy rains accompanying the |‘te University of Florida three storm caused swollen rivers in oes pa see siete Desert Georgia, Tennessee and the Caro- RRA he wien me Drees linas, and many cities are lied ES the 2douthtast lis cut off from the outside world. } 7 Into Asheville, N. C., only one ;S*@dy record of achievement has road was left open, and this was resulted in mere than regional threatened with closing momen- erage cae ue — an nd joa ea to late dispatch United States. Other cities hard-hit by high| | Pmphasis was placed this shea waters were Blacksmouth, Can- | urece apie Sao ES eye the Carolinas, are rising steadily, |Win of retail advertising copy, endangering every city along | interior decorating, : fashions, ameKE TOUtex, :window display, textiles, sales Governors of the four states !Promotion and other related sub- announced at noon today eae National Guard AIR FORCE TO detachments were available for relief service in all stricken are: Public health bureaus were laying plans | to move cquipment for health; preservation into citi that is-} sued calls. : | |CAPT. JACOBS STATES NEW SPEAKS IN BEHALF.OF MEAS- mandant-of the Key West Naval URE TODAY: SAYS PRESENT | Station, stated today that in all {probability the air squadron CRISIS MOST SERIOUS jwould be moved from the main jnaval station quarters to Trumbo! jairbase on September 3rd. WASHINGTON, Aug. 14-5} _Futnishings for the bachelor Secretary of the Navy Frank :2 officers’ quarters are being Knox today spoke out in defins % “ ite: favor cca Gace pending ednd{vgrything should be’ in readi- scription bill at a committee ,2€SS for moving the personnel by hearing of Senate'members: * {Labor Day. : Declaring that “the most se-| Work on the hangar is pro- rious and grave moment in Amer- /8Tessing rapidly and it is expect- ican history” now exists, Knox that the super-structure, now called for quick passage of the|@!! in place, will be enclosed conscription bill. Describing the |S0me time around the middle of “frightful cost” of the naval and |October, Captain Jacobs stated. army expansion, Secretary Knox! STRATIO: (By Associated Press) declared that men were needed | immediately to augment the pro- gram | the statement that “in‘ the event} Knox concluded his talk with} COME IN SLOWLY England goes down—and I pray God she doesn’t—we will without a friend in the worid”. COUNTY INTO 15 PRE- CINCTS PROGRESSING | peweehrs es ! Supervisor of Registration John GEO. B. HALL DIED AUG. 10 \England stated today that new ‘registrations for the November Advice was received in Key!5th general election’ were coming West this noon telling of the jin slowly. : death of George B. Hall in Ashe-| ville, N. C., last Saturday, siibddk$ now about equals the Mr. and Mrs. Hall, regular;number who registered for the ‘winter visitors here, residing at,primaries last spring”, Mr. Eng- 708 White street, left Key West'land stated. New registrations on Wednesday, i country, } MOVE SEPT. 3. CORRESPONDENT TELLS ALOT ABOUT Long-Winded Debates Limited; Lobbyists Necessary | installed at the néw airbase and | belWORK OF REDISTRICTING J i | ' | FOR C.OF C. WORK’ “Credit for this renovation of ; ours should go directly and al- most entirley to E. L. Fancher,’ operator of his tour agency in Miami and so-called representa- | tive of our Chamber of Com-} merce in Miami”. ton, executive secretary of the Key West Chamber of Commerce summed up praise for the high- ly-creditable change that has come about in the Chamber {headquarters in the La Concha Hotel building. Five kinds of cypress were | used in the remodeling, which! jdivides the office in two parts, with attractive swinging doors tbetween the reception part, 18 'by 21 feet, with Mrs. W. M. {Owen in charge, and the “work- ; Shop and meeting hall” section | presided over oy Mr. Singleton. | Black cypress is.used on the {base of the dividing wall, with jbirdseye and pecky cypress oni ipanelling to the right and left, (respectively, and “C” select and knott¥ cypress in the center ‘panels. Birdseye cypress was used on the information desk in the center of the reception room. | | J. A. Prestridge, assistant sec- ;Tetary of the Southern Cypress , Manufacturers Association was ; the donor of all cypress for the !remodelling, with freight paid to ;Key West and other necessary materials for construction in- cluded in the gift. |_ “Mr. Fancher has been after us for about 18 months to install this transformation”, Mr. Single- ton stated. “We kept postponing it, but we're sure glad we’ve got {the job done at last”. | But the whole picture isn’t ;quite complete. A few furnish- ings are needed, Mr. Singleton stated, and added that volunteers jeould come-forward, even- -as , they have to date, with some of jthe things that will add further to the attractive picture. | Local people who helped *in making the Chamber quarters so very attractive were Mrs. Owen, {Joe Pearlman, Max Lord, B. D. iTrevor, Adrian O’Sweeney and ; others. That was the way S: C. Single- FOR WORKERS. ae ee WPA LEAVES ONLY 170 EM-| PLOYED IN KEY WEST AT) PRESENT TIME | | Key West Chamber of Com- merce took recognition of the Serious labor condition in Key West as a result of recent lay- offs by the WPA when they; wired Florida’s two senators and! the representative from this dis- | trict yesterday. | Recent cut in WPA labor, on! orders from Jacksonville head- quarters, brought complete stop- | Page of the Garrison Bight proj- | ect with sixty laborers laid off. ! This order coincided with state-} wide reductions, the number here! i being laid off as part of 400 cut from the rolls in nine southeast Florida counties. { ; The Chamber sent the follow fe wire to senators Pepper and. ndrews and representative Can: fon in the hope that considera- | tion could be given to Key West: * “Recent cut in WPA work here | Occasioning acute distress. Con-! tractors and Navy only absorb-/ ing a small part and only com-| mon labor, and cannot use men over fifty years of age. Of the! (Continued on Page Four) FIVE TENDERFOOTS IN TROOP NO. 51, Troop 51, Boy Scouts of Amer- | ica, held an investiture ceremony at their regular meeting last Monday evening at the new Wesley House. +The following Key West boys were given their tenderfoot -adges and taken into troop membership, having completed all requirements: Donald Pearlman, Jack Appel, | Ray Bush, Jack Costar and Dan-} iel Sawyer. ‘ | Scoutmaster Albert E. Peirce, ' Jr., | welcomed the new scouts. . LOBBIES, CONGRESS, AND GHOST WRITERS eee i ! | ' | WASHINGTON, Aug. Things a young man about the capital—but j looking at buildings. That high government officials jare not -always trying to throw ;@ smoke screen over the other fellow’s point: of view. . .come- 14.— learns by i not to. [statement recently on the Ha- vana conference (outlining many jdangers by which he believed | this hemisphere beset) he had it }Teady twio days before release and asked newspapers to hold it so it would not conflict with re- port of Col. Charles A. Lind- By JACK STINNETT, AP Feature Service Writer The most effective lobbies aré | the pressure-from-home lobby! and the society lobby. Observers | agree that the latter doesn't! carry the weight it used to when society meant more in American life. { But the top-hat and tiara! method is probably tops. A rep- resentative or senator pays more attention to mail and telegrams from his constituents than to any-: thing else. After all, they are! the ones who butter his bread. } The flaw in the pressure-from- | home lobby is that a lot of sen- Key most country Tenge Wet, Fiackin. bas che | equabie climate m the wih a= overage only 16° Fabrenhet PRICE FIVE CENTS Api For Miami cy West License CANADA WILL NOT JOIN UNION NOW (By Associated Press) OTTAWA. Aug. 14.—Cana- defensive movements against invasion and fifth column ac- ever, that at some time in the future, Canada would wel- other nations of this hemis- Phere in economic tove- ments aiming at protection of business rights of these nations, of the present struggle for domination in Europe”. TFIIIB OSIa2 ‘HUDLOW RETURNS TO ACTIVE DUTY | ewreRED LOCAL NAVAL STA- TION THIS MORN- ING H. S. Hudlow, corner of Flem- ing and Francis streets, returned to active duty with the United States Navy this morning at the local Naval Station. He re- entered the service with the rank of chief aviation ordnanceman, the title he retired with several years ago. Previously, Mr. Hudlow had received orders to report to Pen- sacola August 15. In the mean- time he attempted to have his as- signment transferred to the Key West station, but up until yes- terday morning he had received no reply to his request. Plans were made to leave on jthe early morning bus today for Pensacola and everything was in readiness for, his. departure. Shortly after,noan yesterday, a times bend over backwards not System still works well-in somie 'Tadiogram advised him thet his When Cordell Hull issued a Cases: The pressure-from-home ‘Tequest had been granted. ‘SAILMAKER’S AGE LIMITS AMENDED KEEP SHARP WATCH FOR SMALL SPONGE | ‘TION OF PUBLIC URGED j (Special *o The Citisen) ; TALLAHASSEE. Aug 4— |R.-L. Dowling, supervisor of con |servation, said today that word {had reached his office a few days ago to the effect that a large number of undersized sponges were stored in Perry. Upon receipt of this informe tion, George L. Warren, agent of terday In St. Pete: Two Other Routes Are An- the department, was dispatched © to Perry to make an imvestige- tion. He found the warehouse where the undersized sponges were al- legedly stored; found the mana- ger of the warehouse and exam- ined the sponges stored there The manager was free to spread them out and display them, and * an abundance of small sponges were found. However, they were all of legal size, technically Florida law provides that mo sponges shall be taken, possessed or sold within the state that measure under five inches ecross ; Mr. Warren stated that hun- dreds of these sponges were un- der six inches, but practically none were under the five-inch limit. After examining several hundred sponges he four sponges that five inches. The object of this communics- were uwder through the Bank of Sew York City Presxient Baker curiuse< 1 constructor tas tegar oo found only ~~ tion, Mr. Dowling said, is to ad- — vise the public in Taylor and Dixie counties that this depart ment is on the alert to discover any violations of the sponge jlaws and will appreciate the co joperation of any citizen of that section in bringing to the de partment’s attention any viola tions, such information to be kept strictly confidential Mr. Dowling also said that if the citizens of Florida who are interested in the sponge industry think that the size limit of sponges should be increased, be and tbe department will be glad {> co-operate in such = move- ‘ment. MEETS TONIGHT ENTERTAINMENT OF SRD OF- bergh’s radio address expressing ators and representatives have ; ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY views just opposite to those held . jby the administration. (Note: Pessimists said phooey . . . Mr.’ Hull did not want to take any of the play away from Gen. John J. Pershing’s speech which was much more in line.) i That those long-winded con- gtessional committee and equally taken to checking up on the! senders of said telegrams and! letters and woe be to the legisla- tion that is to be balked or put over if the senders are discover-! ed to be phoney. j Those Speeches You Hear | COMDR. HOEY THIS MORNING Comdr. G. B. Toey, senior mem- ber of the local naval Labor That the speeches delivered by Board, announced this morning, hearings government officials. members of that the paragraph headed “Age long-winded de-‘congress, administration~ spokes- Limits” in the original announce- bates on the senate floor (debate men and administration enemies !ment for examination of appli- in the house is limited and rep- frequently are NOT written byjcants as Sailmaker has been Tesentatives have to take to the the men who deliver them. De-'amended. radio if they want to spout at. livering a speech is one thing, but! This information was released length) are off. steam. not just for blowing | writing it is another. Often good for They are the lode- speakers lack the knack of set-!ested{in this particular form of the, benefit ofall. those inter- stones by which lawmakers test ting them down. Sometimes ‘work. Start out as if they are going through without a hitch turn up on the floor in an entirely alter- ed form as committee hearings “The number of names on the / public reaction. Often bills that: pressure of business prevents ‘a; man devoting time to writing a speech. In nearly all instances, the-speakers confer with the/ authors, give them an outline of; the year ending Jum Bi 192 creased SO perorst ower the vrews fiscal weer @ wets was Sescr Sete 2 = ~_ _——— ~~ ees weer on the Somaliland engagements August 7th, for|were about the equal of those/result in an overwhelming pub-' their ideas and let it go at that. were productive of serious con- sideration. While the positions held by British troops in that African sector were said to be in jeopardy, the situation was not thought to be hopeless. Increas- ing numbers in the ranks of the Italian attackers was bringing about a situation which may cause orders for retreat to be is- sued. the trip back home to Des Moines, \Iowa. On the way, Mr. Hall was taken suddenly ill and entered a hospital in Asheville. Funeral services will be held in Des Moines next Saturday, the advice stated. Mr. Hall was active in Scottish Rites circles here and both he and his wife were members of ithe local Order of Eastern Star. | |who had become disqualified by |lic reaction. That President Roosevelt is-; jdeath or for other reasons, he How Lobbies Work Sues some of his most important! ‘explained. That lobbyists are a recognized stories for Monday morning , Work on _ redistricting the | part of our form of lawmaking in newspapers when news is dull-: |county into 15 precincts is pro-jspite of the stigma attached to est. Stories issued then almost! jgressing rapidly, Mr. England re-| the title because of the graft and | invariably will get a good play. jported. Office copies of the new, abuses through the years. Often, | (Other political leaders have dis- (Precincts have been completed it is the man or group that hires covered this, too, with the result yand work of transferring the lists|the lobbyist who is bilked. Many that Monday morning news is into precinct polling place books lobbyists carry no weight what-'not nearly as dull as it used is now going forward. ever, are considered pests. ito be.) jence because of military , Service,